An Act To Amend the Laws Governing Waste Processing
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 38 MRSA §1310-N, sub-§11, as enacted by PL 2007, c. 414, §3, is amended to read:
11. Waste generated within the State. Consistent with the Legislature's findings in section 1302, a solid waste disposal facility owned by the State licensed under this section may not be licensed to accept waste that is not waste generated within the State. For purposes of this subsection, "waste generated within the State" includes residue and bypass generated by incineration, processing and recycling facilities within the State or waste, whether generated within the State or outside of the State, if it is used for daily cover, frost protection or stability or is generated within 30 miles of the solid waste disposal facility. For purposes of this subsection, "waste generated within the State" does not include waste that has its origin outside the State and was transported to another location within the State prior to being transported to the solid waste disposal facility.
SUMMARY
This bill requires that solid waste disposal facilities licensed in the State be licensed to only accept waste generated within the State and clarifies that waste generated within the State does not include waste that has its origin outside the State and was transported to another location within the State prior to being transported to the facility.